Location of Duncansville in Blair County Location of Duncansville in Blair County Duncansville is positioned in Pennsylvania Duncansville - Duncansville Location of Duncansville in Pennsylvania County Blair County Duncansville is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Duncansville is one of the communities that comprises the Altoona Urban Area.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the borough has a total region of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,238 citizens , 580 homeholds, and 338 families residing in the borough.
The populace density was 2,312.5 citizens per square mile (885.2/km ).
There were 580 homeholds, out of which 19.5% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families.
In the borough the populace was spread out, with 17.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 23.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a homehold in the borough was $31,532, and the median income for a family was $40,655.
About 6.6% of families and 10.9% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.
In 1830, Samuel Duncan, recognizing the excellent possibilities for territory development, purchased territory on the banks of the stream which traversed the region and plotted a town, which he titled Duncansville.
A coin was tossed and fortune favored Duncan, thereby uniting the two communities under the name of Duncansville.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
"Enumeration of Population and Housing".
"Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012".
Municipalities and communities of Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States This populated place also has portions in an adjoining county or counties
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Populated places established in 1831 - Boroughs in Blair County, Pennsylvania - 1831 establishments in Pennsylvania
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